Welcome to the Department of Government !

The Department of Government covers a wide range of political science topics in Austrian and Comparative Politics. Research and teaching mainly focus on political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy and political behavior.

Further information on our team, current research projects and teaching can be found on the following pages.

Information on research of the research center 'Vienna Center for Electoral Research (VieCER)' can be found on the webpage of VieCER.

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We are looking for a Senior Scientist to develop, establish, and organize the research network “Democracy and Human Rights”, an interdisciplinary...
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Following the post-war period, European parties have steadily become more elite, with the number of working-class ministers decreasing substantially....
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Am Institut für Staatswissenschaft, eine Subeinheit der Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften, ist in

Zusammenarbeit mit dem Forschungsverbund Demokratie...
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We are delighted to welcome Züleyha Aişe Dinç as an intern at our institute from 12 January to 13 March 2026 and wish her a wonderful stay at the...
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We are happy to welcome Klaudia Marschalek as a student assistant within Christopher Wratils project 'MULTIREP' and wish her a great time at the...
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The Department of Government, subunit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, is looking for a University Assistant (prae doc) in research areas...
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Anna-Lia Brunetti successfully defended her doctoral thesis "Why Meanings of Voting Matter: Exploring the Attitudinal Roots of Political...
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Antisemitism has changed profoundly in the last decade, constructing Jews not (only) as a hostile or unclean out-group anymore but rather as a...
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Assoz. Prof. Christopher Wratil is looking for a Postdoc in Political Text Analysis within the MULTIREP project:
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Assoz. Prof. Christopher Wratil is looking for MA/MSc students with experience and interest in public opinion surveys for his MULTIREP Project.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, migration continues to transform societies, economies, and political landscapes. With around 300 million...
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You enjoy working with students, you are curious, and you want to share your knowledge? As a Senior Lecturer, you play a key role in the education of...
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12.06.2020
 

Pitch a Thesis - online: Forschung und (Berufs-)Praxis für Sozialwissenschaftler*innen

Am 16. Juni, 13:00 bis 14:30 Uhr stellen Studierende aus dem Sowi-Bereich den Forschungszweck ihrer Abschlussarbeit vor.
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24.04.2020
 

Announcement: post doc position for 4,25 years; application deadline: 30.05.

For a person with excellent knowledge of quantitative methods in the social sciences and interest in data science.
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09.03.2020
 

The Effects of a Wall: Gender Attitudes and Political Gender Gaps in Unified Germany

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